HP Helps Make Personalized #PrintCat Greeting Cards Possible!
Recently, ICanHasCheezburger paired with print service provider RPI and stationary company The Madison Park Group to make actual personalized greeting cards from memes using your own photos. The cards are being printed using HP Indigo 5000 and 5500 Digital Presses. Full details in the press release below, but this is the sort of partnership that […]
Five Incredible Applications of Printable Electronics
by guest blogger and PMC contributor Ben Freund My last guest blog briefly mentioned that a technology was being developed to allow for printing of simple computer chips like RFID tags using metallic inks. The result would be computer chips produced so cheaply and on such flexible substrates that they could be integrated into almost any kind of […]
Take a Peek Inside News From The Printerverse
It’s a new year so I wanted to share with everyone who doesn’t subscribe to our monthly newsletter, a few reasons why you should… Original content generously provided by our Community! This month we had contributions from: Rock LaManna on Family Business Dynamics, Blase Ciabaton on Big Changes From USPS for Bulk Mailers, PODi’s GM Dave […]
I WANT YOUR PRINT SAMPLES!
Greetings Citizens and Artisans of The Printerverse! PrintMediaCentr is honored to be working with Graphics of The Americas at this year’s event February 21-23rd in Orlando FL. We are creating a show floor feature co-located with the Expo Theater in booth 317, and our theme is PRINT INSPIRATION! This is an OPEN CALL for […]
Why is the Print Industry Whining About #Paperless2013
Doesn’t the print industry have better things to do than shake its fist at Google and their Go Paperless in 2013 campaign? So many already think Print is out of touch with the “new world,” so why add fuel to that fire? And the organizations that are speaking out, well they just have their […]
Is it Really All About Data and Analytics?
By German Sacristan Kodak Return On Marketing Investment I keep reading papers and articles that make me feel as if marketing today is only about data analytics. Surely analyzing data is critical but there is more to it than just that. I see marketers making decisions based on the data that they have and failing because is […]
Go Green, Go Paperless, Isnt Just About Google
Make no mistake, the vested financial interest in “Go Green, Go Paperless” claims far outweigh any self-proclaimed eco-friendliness. Whether it is to sell digital/cloud products and services, or have you switch to electronic statements to save on printing and postage, dollars are the only green thing here. Paperless is not the issue. Digital and cloud […]
A Few Upcoming Events To Check Out In 2013
Greetings Citizens of The Printerverse! Thank you all for making 2012 an amazing year of growth, quality discussion, and superb networking here on Print Media Centr and in my LinkedIn Group Print Production Professionals. The group now exceeds 46,000 members, and along with the various channels PMC navigates including this site and #printchat, we […]
GOA Partners with PrintMediaCentr to Bring Live, Interactive, Designer Networking Zone to the Show Floor
Newest show feature brings designers and production professionals together, offering an engaging networking experience like no other Orlando, FL – December 17, 2012 – Graphics of the Americas Expo & Conference (GOA) today announces that it has partnered with PrintMediaCentr to bring an all-new, interactive design-centric zone right to the show floor. Designers can here […]
GOA Educational Sessions Bring the Latest in Print, Design Trends Under One Roof to Worldwide Attendees
In case you havent heard the big news, PMC is partnering with GOA and will be co-locating with the EXPO THEATER on the show floor in February! And more good news – we will be working very closely with Chris Smith from the American Graphics Institute and I will have some passes to sessions and […]
Are You Planning For AppForum13? PODi Provides Some Great Reasons To Check It Out
Last year I attended PODi’s AppForum for the first time. What I found would best be described as a community that worked together to provide education, share experiences as well case studies, all for the greater good of the digital print industry. It’s not often that you attend sessions at Trade Shows where “competing” vendors […]
Print Producers: Make The Best Of Your 525,600 Minutes In 2013
Assuming the Mayans were wrong, in a few short weeks we change the calendars and start a fresh new year with a rejuvenated and hopeful outlook for things to come. Here are a few things Im anticipating, examining, and planning to immerse myself in during the next 365 days. Technology is moving so fast and […]